Assignment Task: The American Government: The Engine of Public Policy
Modern Public Admin Managing Public and Nonprofit Organizations
Introduction:
The textbook, Politics of the Administrative Process, Chapter 11, Decision Making: Rationality and Risk focuses on the American Government and those working in its various branches. Congress, the president, the cabinet, advisers, agency bureaucrats, federal and state courts, political parties, interest groups, and the media-all of these groups influence political decisions in our democratic system of government. This results in the creation and implementation of public policies.
Instructions:
Use this template to write a 3-4 page academic paper and include the following:
1. Define public policy within the U.S. government.
o Title this section Public Policy.
2. Identify and explain the purpose of the three branches of government.
o Title this section Three Branches of Government.
3. Discuss how each branch of government may influence public policy.
o Research an example from current news, within the last two-years (such as civil rights, health care, education, or others).
o Explain how each branch of government could influence the direction of that specific public policy.
- Title this section Influence on Public Policy.